Dream Start Own Podcast - The Path to Own Your Time

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Dream Start Own is an entrepreneurship podcast and entrepreneur podcast featuring casual, inspiring entrepreneur conversations with real estate investors and business owners who are building freedom and learning to own their time. Each episode breaks down the challenges, wins, and practical lessons behind cash flow, deal-making, systems, and mindset—so you can grow without burning out. If you’re looking for a podcast for entrepreneurs who want actionable stories (not fluff), you’re in the right place.

  1. Aug 12

    From Foster Homes to a $40 Million Private Lending Business

    Abraham Gray grew up moving from foster family to foster family before he found martial arts and business. Today he buys around 15 properties a month in Atlanta and has 40 million dollars out in private loans. What we cover: - How he built a martial arts empire, four gyms and hundreds of classes a week - Why sixty five to seventy percent of his deals come from wholesalers and how he gets on their lists without talking to them - His loan-to-own philosophy: he underwrites the asset, not the borrower, assuming any loan might never get repaid - How lending to a few close friends in the late 1990s grew into a business with 40 million dollars out at all times - Building Gator lending with Pace Morby and funding SubTo entry fees through Deal or No Deal - What building something this size actually costs and how he made other people millionaires alongside him Abraham has bought properties from sellers since 1998 and has run dozens of businesses, from baseball cards to jewelry to martial arts gyms, before building his current lending business in Atlanta. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Preview 01:03 From Martial Arts to Becoming the Bank 01:53 Growing Up Fast and Getting Into Business 03:05 What Martial Arts Taught Abraham 04:55 Turning a Gym Passion Into a Business 06:38 Buying Houses Directly From Sellers 08:13 Why Nasty Houses Can Be the Best Deals 09:34 Buying 15 Properties a Month in Atlanta 11:01 Getting Deals From Wholesalers 12:11 Underwriting Fast and Knowing Your Market 14:47 Becoming a Private Lender 16:37 Growing to $40M in Loans 18:20 Selling Deals vs. Fixing and Flipping 20:13 Buy-and-Holds, Subto and Owner Finance 20:55 Abraham's ARV Formula in Atlanta 21:56 Lending to Friends and Early Borrowers 24:09 How Abraham Sizes Up a Borrower 25:06 The Loan-to-Own Model 25:43 When a Borrower Dies During a Deal 27:00 Minimum Returns and Lending Terms 28:01 Running 150+ Loans With One Person 29:17 Building Gator Lending With Pace Morby 31:50 Deal or No Deal and Funding Entry Fees 33:19 How Abraham Met Pace 36:45 Vetting Partners and Protecting Reputation 39:41 Managers and Running Multiple Businesses 40:29 Learning to Spot Good Operators 41:39 The First Hire That Freed His Time 43:20 Why Systems Make Delegation Possible 44:18 Learning From People Ahead of You 45:42 Taking Smart Risks 46:20 From Foster Homes to Financial Freedom 48:23 Staying Focused Before Expanding 49:00 Helping Students Become Millionaires 54:06 The Sacrifices Behind Success 56:25 Teaching the Next Generation 56:51 Advice for People Who Feel Stuck 57:53 Lending Against a Lamborghini 59:40 Who Abraham Wants to Work With 1:00:20 Where to Connect With Abraham 1:01:08 Martial Arts, Jiu-Jitsu and Final Thoughts 🤝 Connect with Abraham Gray 📧 Email: abraham@mmaatl.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  2. Aug 5

    The Business Acquisition Playbook You Can Run Alongside Your W-2

    Most people think you have to quit your job to build wealth. Deirdre Sommerkamp did not quit anything. She kept the corporate title, kept the salary and on nights and weekends started buying entire businesses from owners ready to retire. What we cover: - Why she finds the operator before she ever looks for a business to buy - How off-market deals from retiring owners beat anything listed with a broker - The three things every retiring business owner actually cares about: legacy, employees and customers - Her minimum threshold for a deal, and the numbers that make her walk away - How she structures ownership so operators get 51 to 75 percent while she keeps her own stake under 20 percent - Why she shifted part of her focus from business acquisitions to AI consulting and what it means for a company to become AI native - Building an app in Replit and publishing it to the App Store without writing a line of code Deirdre spent over 20 years in corporate technology, most recently as a Chief Solutions Officer, before building a business acquisition practice on the side. She has a mergers and acquisitions background and now runs both a business acquisition practice and an AI consulting firm helping companies redesign how they work. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Buying Businesses Without Quitting Your Job 02:37 Deirdre's Corporate and Entrepreneurial Background 03:46 Discovering Seller-Financed Business Acquisitions 05:23 Why You Don't Have to Quit Your W-2 07:10 How to Vet the Right Operator 08:57 What a Chief Solutions Officer Does 10:52 Buying a Retiring Owner's Life's Work 14:00 Finding Off-Market Businesses 14:29 Find the Operator First 16:09 Looking at Local Businesses Like a Buyer 17:45 Why Off-Market Deals Can Work Better 19:38 Protecting Legacy, Employees and Customers 22:12 When the Numbers Don't Work 24:36 How to Price a Business You Haven't Run 25:57 Finding Subject Matter Experts 28:15 Structuring the Deal and Operator Role 29:18 Why Deirdre Shifted Toward AI Consulting 31:27 Helping Companies Implement AI 32:46 What It Means to Become AI-Native 33:37 Using AI to Supercharge Employees 35:34 The Size of Businesses Deirdre Works With 36:08 Her AI Consulting Team and Agent Systems 37:03 Building AI Tools for Clients 38:55 Choosing the Right AI Platforms 40:19 Publishing an App With Replit 42:10 Vibe Coding and Building Without Knowing Code 43:27 Deirdre's Core Values App 45:48 Why Core Values Matter in Business 48:13 What Building Multiple Careers Has Cost Her 50:18 Work-Life Integration 51:24 The First Move for Someone With a Dream 52:48 How to Find Your Why 54:43 Who Should Reach Out for AI Consulting 55:33 Where to Connect With Deirdre 56:19 Final Thoughts: Keep Building 🤝 Connect with Deirdre Sommerkamp 🌐 Website: dsommerkamp.com 📸 Instagram: @sommerkamping 📘 LinkedIn: Deirdre Sommerkamp 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  3. Jul 29

    She Took Down 3 RV Parks in 18 Days: Heather Dimmick's Builder's Eye for Deals

    Some people have done a hundred deals. Some have swung a hammer on a hundred sites. Heather Dimmick has done both. Thirty years as a general contractor, over 1,800 units managed and a team that took down three RV parks in eighteen days. What we cover: - How her four-person team closed three RV park deals between December 28 and January 15, all seller financed, with zero money of their own in the deals - Why she walks every property herself before pricing a rehab, and how she underestimates numbers to lenders on purpose - Starting as a 25 year old woman running crews of men in their sixties and the day she had to fire someone to earn respect - The flip where the appraised value came in at 1.3 million and she still sold for 950,000, and why she calls it nothing she did wrong, just real estate - How her team split responsibilities, hammered out a real operating agreement and stayed compatible enough to call each other family - Leaving Canada with zero U.S. credit and starting completely over in Florida Heather is a general contractor and real estate investor who has owned apartment buildings, run flips and now operates RV parks with her partners at We Are LCP. If you are interested in RV parks, mobile home parks, multifamily, seller finance or how experienced operators actually evaluate a deal, this conversation is a practical look at what buying, managing and improving real estate actually takes. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Heather's Builder's Eye 01:20 Buying 3 RV Parks in 18 Days 02:12 How Each Park Is Performing 05:14 Early Days as a Woman General Contractor 07:56 Why Walking the Property Matters 10:57 The Flip That Lost Money 13:46 Why Heather Shifted From Flips to Parks 15:04 Meeting Josh Smith and Building Accountability 17:42 How the RV Park Team Came Together 20:58 Choosing the Right Partners 23:15 Operating Agreements and Staying Focused 24:36 From Property Management to Owning Deals 28:12 Starting Over in the U.S. 29:22 Canadian Investors and Lending Opportunities 31:22 How the 3 RV Park Deals Came Together 33:50 Seller Financing the Parks 36:24 Raising Capital Without Using Their Own Money 38:12 Lessons From the First 3 Deals 39:23 Long-Term Stays, Seasonal Guests and Park Strategy 42:08 Why Strong Management Matters 42:35 Systems That Help Scale RV Parks 44:51 What Owning It Means After 30 Years 46:01 Team Commitments and Operating Agreement Lessons 48:17 Learning to Lead Crews and Fire Fast 50:39 How Beginners Can Start in Real Estate 52:36 Future Deals, Investors and Partnerships 54:08 Where to Connect With Heather 54:40 Final Thoughts: Keep Building 🤝 Connect with Heather Dimmick 🌐 Website: wearelcp.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  4. Jul 22

    Two Partners, One Mission: Building 5,000 Keys of Affordable Housing

    Most people cannot keep one business partner. Christina Lopez and Lea are building an empire together, 5,000 apartment doors by 2030, with sustainable housing for veterans, students, and single parents already at 321 units and counting. What we cover: - How Christina and Lea both walked away from 30-year corporate careers to reinvent themselves - Why the 5,000 Keys mission exists and who it is built to serve - The Don Quixote apartment deal, negotiated from 3.8 million down to 3.3 million with seller financing at 4.25 percent - How to vet a business partner before you ever sign an operating agreement - What each partner brings to the table, and the hardest parts of building a partnership - Their current 1.2 million dollar capital raise and how to get involved Christina Lopez (CeeLo) spent over 30 years in corporate life before COVID stranded her outside the country and forced a full reinvention into real estate. Lea spent nearly 30 years in national sales before walking away to build a fix and flip business in South Carolina. Together with a third partner, Julie, they founded 5,000 Keys, a mission-driven real estate partnership focused on affordable housing for the people traditional lending leaves behind. If you are thinking about getting into real estate, raising capital, building a partnership, or creating wealth with a bigger mission behind it, this conversation is full of practical lessons and honest insight. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Building 5,000 Keys Together 02:15 Christina's Corporate Exit and Reinvention 04:40 Lea's Journey From Corporate to Real Estate 07:49 Why You Shouldn't Wait to Start 09:57 How the 5,000 Keys Partnership Began 10:56 Housing With Purpose: Veterans, Students and Families 12:12 Raising Capital Through Relationships 13:20 The Don Quixote Deal Breakdown 15:41 What Each Partner Brings to the Table 19:16 The Hardest Part of Partnership 21:59 How to Choose the Right Business Partner 23:17 Trust, Contracts and Protecting Yourself 26:14 The Current Capital Raise 29:06 How to Connect With 5,000 Keys 29:49 Final Thoughts: One Mission, No Ego 🤝 Connect with 5,000 Keys Email: invest@5000keys.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  5. Jul 15

    Beginner to First Deal: What Actually Got Real Investors Moving

    Real investors share the moments that moved them from stuck to their first deal. If creative finance, SubTo, or landing that first deal still feels out of reach, this Dream Start Own compilation shows you what actually worked for people who started right where you are. What we cover: How everyday people found creative finance and took over their first mortgage Finding the right community and why the people matter more than the mentorship Pushing past fear, hesitation, and shiny object syndrome to take the leap Why partnership and the right team speed everything up How SubTo, Gator, and Owners Club fit into a real beginner's path This one is a Dream Start Own compilation. Different guests, one throughline: they stopped waiting and started. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Discovering Creative Finance 02:18 Finding the Right Real Estate Community 03:11 Don't Be Afraid to Take the Leap 08:32 Why Partnership Matters 08:41 Joining SubTo and the Gator Community If one story here sounds like where you are right now, follow the show and start with one small action this week. 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  6. Jul 8

    How AI Agents Help Entrepreneurs Buy Back Their Time

    AI is a giant tsunami. You can get swept under it or you can learn to surf. In Part 2 with Owen Mecham we get tactical on how AI agents actually buy back your time as an entrepreneur, and how everyday business owners can start today. What we cover: How Owen and his wife Mary built My Business Genie AI to make automation simple for regular business owners Using AI agents to underwrite real estate deals on their own (Mary bought back 15 hours a week) Making money while you sleep by letting AI do the pre-work before you clock in Training your AI like an employee instead of treating it like a search bar Real AI use cases for real estate investors The biggest AI mistake business owners are making right now Where to start if AI still feels overwhelming About the guest: Owen Mecham is the founder of My Business Genie AI, built to put automation in the hands of everyday entrepreneurs. This is Part 2. If you missed Part 1, that one is his personal story of health, healing, family, and turning pain into purpose. CHAPTERS 00:00 Preview 01:05 Welcome Back with Owen Mecham 01:40 When My Business Genie AI Started 05:12 Buying Back Time with AI 06:37 AI Underwriting Real Estate Deals 09:42 Making Money While You Sleep 11:45 The Moment AI Changed Everything 17:13 Building My Business Genie with Mary 19:47 Training Your AI Like an Employee 29:19 AI Use Cases for Real Estate Investors 33:26 What AI Gave Back to Owen Personally 34:28 The Biggest AI Mistake Business Owners Make 38:27 Where to Start with AI 42:26 Where to Find My Business Genie AI Connect with Owen Mecham Instagram: @theowenmecham My Business Genie AI: mybusinessgenie.ai If this one helped you, follow the show and share it with one person who needs to hear it. --- PROMO BLOCK 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧 Some links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger — Eight Sleep 👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado 💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast: 👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💵 Prime Corporate Services (LLC setup + business credit) 👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 💵 Foundational Funding — EMD, transactional lending, double close 👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join the SubTo Community and learn creative finance from Pace Morby 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn to make money on other people's deals with the Gator Method 👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity 👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌 Instagram: @edgartheconnector TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧 We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is for entertainment purposes only; verify all information yourself.

  7. Jul 1

    Two Brain Surgeries Changed His Life. Then He Built This for Kids | Owen Mecham

    Owen Mecham spent 24 years building tech systems at Carvana. Then a milkshake triggered the most painful condition known to medicine — both types at once, a 1-in-10 million diagnosis — and for almost two years, doctors had no answers. What he built on the other side of two brain surgeries at Stanford is now helping kids do what no one taught him as a child: train the mind before it breaks. How losing his job, his promotion and his housing the same day he returned from his honeymoon wired his resilience before he knew he'd need itWhat trigeminal neuralgia actually does and why pharmaceutical options ran out firstThe 48-hour call from Stanford's chief neurosurgeon and what his wife Mary held onto when he couldn'tThe Tim Story moment at Squad Up that became the seed for Warrior ThoughtsHow the app helps kids reframe negative thinking and build a tribe that checks in on themThis is Part 1 of Owen's conversation. Next week he's back with his AI business tool My Business Genie and what he's building for entrepreneurs. Connect with Owen:Instagram: @theowenmechamWarrior Thoughts: @mywarriorthoughts | warriorthoughts.com 👉 Don't forget to 👍like, 💬comment, 🔔subscribe, and share. 🔧 Tools & Resources Mentioned 🔧Some of the links below may be affiliate partnerships. We only share tools we personally trust and use. 💸💸 Need funding for your next deal? Get approved fast here:👉 app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado 💤 Sleep better, dream bigger! — Eight Sleep👉 https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado Get your LLC 👉 Prime Corporate Services👉 https://primepartner.info/edgardsa 👉 Foundational Funding, EMD, Transactional Lending, Double Close👉 https://foundationallending.com/funding-wl?ref_name=Josh+Smith&ref_email=info@foundationalfunding.com ► Join The Subto Community for Life & Learn Creative Finance from @PaceMorby👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQ9T9vZ ► Learn How to Make Money on Other People's Deals with the Gator Method👉 https://join.nre.ai/mQBDJK5 ► Tools I use for productivity👉 https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 PLUG IN & SUBSCRIBE 🔌Instagram: @edgartheconnectorTikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧We are not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. The content in these episodes shall not be construed as tax, legal, insurance, construction, engineering, health & safety, electrical, financial advice, or other and may be outdated or inaccurate; it is your responsibility to verify all information yourself. This is a podcast for entertainment purposes only.

  8. Jun 24

    Creative Finance for Cars: How to Buy and Sell Vehicles Without a Bank With Mike Davis Jr.

    What if you could apply the same creative finance strategies you use in real estate to buy or sell a car with no bank involved? Mike Davis Jr. figured it out. He's the founder of Top Wheels, the nation's leading TC company for creative vehicle deals, creator of the Sellify marketplace and the AIOS Blueprint AI operating system. This episode covers vehicle creative finance and how AI agents are changing the way business owners work. What we cover: How subject-to and seller finance translate directly to cars trucks RVs boats and aircraftWhy most sellers are stuck between trading in for nothing or a lowball offerWhat a TC does in a vehicle deal and what goes wrong when you skip oneThe Bentley Bentayga deal: how a seller got above asking price with zero downWhy high-income buyers use creative finance even when they qualifyWhat an AI agent actually is and why it is not a magic wandHow Mike built an entire product launch from his phone in bedFirst step for real estate investors wanting to get into vehicle dealsAbout Mike Davis Jr:Founder of Top Wheels, creator of Sellify.io and the AIOS Blueprint. He has coordinated creative vehicle deals across 49 states and has been building with AI since ChatGPT launched in 2022. Chapters:00:00 - Intro + who Mike Davis Jr. is01:59 - From wholesaling real estate to creative car finance03:28 - The main problem: winging deals on handshakes and hope06:13 - How a creative vehicle deal works start to finish07:06 - Sellify.io: the first AI driven creative vehicle marketplace08:22 - What goes wrong without a transaction coordinator09:42 - 49 states: cars trucks RVs boats and aircraft15:22 - The AIOS Blueprint: AI operating system for your business18:15 - Building a product launch from his phone in bed19:46 - Computer specs and subscriptions you actually need26:13 - Why every business owner needs an AI agent33:33 - What work means when AI handles 90% of your output42:55 - Tasks Mike no longer does manually48:42 - First step this week for real estate investors entering vehicle deals49:22 - Where to find Mike 🔧 Tools & Resources 🔧Some links may be affiliate partnerships.🚗 Top Wheels TC: topwheels.io🛒 Sellify marketplace: sellify.io🤖 AIOS Blueprint: aiosblueprint.com📘 Top Method community: facebook.com/groups/TopMethod🎓 Top Method Academy: jointopmethod.com📱 Mike: @MikeWillCloseIt on Instagram and Facebook💸 Deal Funding 360: app.dealfunding360.com/?ref=EdgarSalgado💤 Eight Sleep: https://refer.eight.sl/edgardsalgado🏢 Prime Corporate Services: https://primecorporateservices.com/?_...🏦 Foundational Funding: https://foundationalfunding.com/fundi...🛠️ Edgar's tools: https://linktr.ee/EdgartheConnector 🔌 Don't forget to 👍 like, 💬 comment, 🔔 subscribe and share!Instagram: @edgartheconnector | TikTok: @edgarsrei 🚧 DISCLAIMER 🚧Not a CPA, attorney, insurance, contractor, lender, or financial advisor. Content is not tax, legal, financial or other professional advice. For entertainment purposes ONLY.

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Dream Start Own is an entrepreneurship podcast and entrepreneur podcast featuring casual, inspiring entrepreneur conversations with real estate investors and business owners who are building freedom and learning to own their time. Each episode breaks down the challenges, wins, and practical lessons behind cash flow, deal-making, systems, and mindset—so you can grow without burning out. If you’re looking for a podcast for entrepreneurs who want actionable stories (not fluff), you’re in the right place.

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    EdgartheConnector
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    81
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    © EdgartheConnector